Chapter 38Things were tense in the locker room as Ben, Steven, Cory, Vij, and Richie dressed before hitting the floor to go for an Olympic medal. It was not the type of vibe any of them wanted, as they’d dreamt for years about what it would be like to compete in the team event together.
Ben did his best to explain away the “scandalous” kissing photo Omlet had posted. He used the Eastern European excuse, going so far as to find innumerable examples online of athletes from other countries—men and women, women and women, men and men—embracing and kissing.
A slew of commenters had said as much on Kale Omlet’s stupid website. Ben had read them all. Problem was, Omlet was still offering cash for something more explicit. Worse than that, he claimed to already have something. In fact, he was now
